OyataTe International
08-11-2026
An OyataTe International Instructor can come to your location and conduct a full seminar and/or join in on a portion of another seminar. Contact us at:
info@oyatate.com
Our Number One Priority is to Share Taika Seiyu Oyata's Concepts, Principles, Techniques, Et Cetera.
OyataTe International
Seminars
Lee Richards frequently does small, one class Dojo visits when requested that are not seminars, per se, but just 2-3 hour visits to dojo throughout the Unitied States.
OyataTe International Instructors
Alex Ormaza
North Carolina
Marty Rickard
New Zealand
Lee Richards
North Carolina
Tony Skeen
Missouri
Brian Campbell
Missouri
Jerald Carter
Florida
Leah Casio
North Carolina
Rick Vargas
Missouri
Lisa Ohmes
Missouri
Steven Van Vliet
Missouri
OyataTe Instructors frequently teach at seminars throughout the U.S. and Internationally.
Zoom classes have also been conducted with several states and countries.
Shuri-Te Bujitsu Kai Partners
YouTube Video Playlist
OyataTe International Friends and Partners
Florida
Jacksonville, FL
Lee Richards has taught in Jacksonville, FL at the OyataTe school owned by OyataTe Instructor Jerald Carter as well as at seminars hosted by Hogan Karate International.
Kansas
Shawnee, KS
Gladstone, MO
Indiana
Anderson, IN
Lee Richards has taught in Anderson, IN at T.A.S.K. Karate with owner Tory Buchan.
Missouri
Lee's Summit, MO
Kansas City, MO
Parkville, MO
St. Joseph, MO
Lee Richards, Tony Skeen, Brian Campbell have taught seminars at Shugosha in Shawnee, KS with with Owners John and Sharon Albillar and Shuri-Te head Troy Price.
We have also taught at Lenexa Shorin Ryu Kensankai Karatedo with Sensei Bryce Baker.
Lisa Ohmes teaching a Women's Self-Defense course for free. Taika Seiyu Oyata was adamant that a true black belt gives back to their community and protects all that they can.
Additionally there is an OyataTe school in Kansas City, MO (Lee Richards & Tony Skeen) and a private school in Belton, Mo (Steven Van Vliet).
We have additionally taught at Kindred Protective Arts in Gladstone, MO.
South Carolina
Fort Mill, SC (International Organization)
Easley, SC
Columbia, SC
North Carolina
Cashiers, NC
Shelby, NC
Dallas, NC
Arden, NC
Lee Richards, Alex Ormaza, Lisa Ohmes, Leah Casio, have been featured at multiple seminars by the Shuri-Te Bujitsu Kai hosted by Troy Price as well as numerous Dojo in the Carolinas. Annual training is conducted in Dallas, Cashiers and Shelby North Carolina as well as Fort Mill, Easely and Columbia, SC.
New Zealand
Tauranga, New Zealand
Law Enforcement/Security
Kansas City, Warrensburg & Sedalia, MO
Aukland, New Zealand
Lee Richards has taught seminars in Tauranga, New Zealand with Marty Rickard who runs an OyataTe dojo and also with Angelina Carden in Auckland, New Zealand
Lee Richards and Tony Skeen frequently teach Police/Security tactics. Taika Seiyu Oyata originally trained the Okinawa Prefecture Police in tactics and those techniques were taught to Lee & Tony. Additionally Lee is the President of the National Law Enforcement Training Center which certifies instructors all over the world.